tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post8520086082635684928..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: The First Poet in Oregon-Anna Marie Pittman LeeCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-73365211452288188432013-03-15T13:51:21.242-05:002013-03-15T13:51:21.242-05:00What a heartbreaking story. I admire the pure cour...What a heartbreaking story. I admire the pure courage and love that Anna had and her dedication to God. I know her husband must have been brought to his knees when he learned his wife had died, but her poetry must have eased his loss to some degree.<br />Great blog, Paty.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-68218798065243972022013-03-14T07:43:21.747-05:002013-03-14T07:43:21.747-05:00Paty--Narcissa Whitman appeared in my post this mo...Paty--Narcissa Whitman appeared in my post this month about the Sager Orphans. Narcissa and her husband were Presbyterian missionaries who had a compound--house, school, church, etc.--for themselves and the NA children they taught. She and her husband took in the Sager orphans, and in my post I explained that the Whitmans were killed in a massacre.<br />I also stated that The Whitman Massacre and Narcissa Whitman was a story of their own--so I'll look forward to more about this courageous, generous woman in your post next month.<br />Very intriguing stories all around.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-16248898001429383602013-03-13T22:05:12.427-05:002013-03-13T22:05:12.427-05:00Celia and Tanya, there are a handful of "miss...Celia and Tanya, there are a handful of "missionary" women who came to the Pacific Northwest before the families crossed in covered wagons to populate the territory. The first historical romance I wrote had Narcissa Whitman as a secondary character. She was one tough but fragile woman. I have a book of her letters to her family back East. I'll talk about her next month. <br />Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-8029490529878456032013-03-13T18:12:58.397-05:002013-03-13T18:12:58.397-05:00It always breaks my heart when I learn of another ...It always breaks my heart when I learn of another woman who died in childbirth. I always try to imagine the joy they felt those months before upon learning they were pregnant...and for Jason to lose both her and his son, wow. Anna Marie is a new historical character to me, too, and I'm so glad you shared her, Paty. All of her "firsts" are very impressive.Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-18042567831278734952013-03-12T19:42:45.079-05:002013-03-12T19:42:45.079-05:00Ahhh, Paty, what a sweet, but tragic story. I see ...Ahhh, Paty, what a sweet, but tragic story. I see that it does disprove our normal view of a missionary. She was passionate, loving, and cared deeply for a man. It's terrible the baby died and she did, too. <br />Thanks...I've not heard of her, but now I'm glad I did.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-90339920394924989092013-03-12T10:38:20.776-05:002013-03-12T10:38:20.776-05:00Caroline, She believed in what she was doing and ...Caroline, She believed in what she was doing and did indeed love her husband. It is sad that she died so young but her letters and poems are a great insight into the life for a women in the west at that time.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-24371525948327465262013-03-12T10:18:08.355-05:002013-03-12T10:18:08.355-05:00What an interesting post, Paty, but sad that she d...What an interesting post, Paty, but sad that she died so young. Hers was a hard life, but one she chose and apparently enjoyed except for being apart from her husband. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.com